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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23
THE FEMININE WAY.

How the Average WOman Purchases .
Fair of Shoes.
When q woman has new pair of shoes
sent home she PERFORMS altogether diRez-
ent from man. She never shoves her toes
into them and yanks and hsu!s until she is
red in the face and all ont of breath, and
then goes stamping and kicking around.
but pulls them on part way carefully.
twitches them of again to take a last look,
and sees If she has got the right one. pull
them on again. looks ut them Greamily,
says they are just right, then takes another
look, stops suddenly to smooth out o
wrinkle. twists round and surveys them
sideways, exclaims: sMercy, how loose they
are;" looks at them again square in front.
works her foot around 80 they won't hurt
her quite go much, takes them of, looks at
the heel, the toe, the bottom and the in
side. puts them on again walks up and
down the room once or twice; remarks to
her better-half that she won't have them at
any price, tits down the mirror SO that she
can see how they look, turns 1t in every
possible direction, and nearly dislocates her
neck trying to see how they LOOK from that
way. backs of, steps up again, takes thirty
or forty farewell looks, says they make her
feet look awful big and never will do in the
world, puts them Of and on three or four
times more. asks her husband what he
thinks about 1t, and then pays no attention
to what he says; goes through it all again,
and finally says she viii take them It's .
very simple matter, indeed@Sho, esd
Leather Reriec.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23

no home here ,any longer, now that va
was goin' % har1y Ma MackY But i've
writ note that'n explain it ALL she sayR
and Doctor Blake'n lind It under his rlato
In the morning.
doctor Blake did not wait for further
explanations Ten minutes later he had
left the house. caught the 0:15 express for
Portl:nd and reached there by Il an
Dressed in her best Mra Mack sat In the
paflor New Tears night impatiently await
ing Dr.. Blake's coming She knew that he
had been invited to dine out. and his pro-
longed absence did not surprise her 30
absorbed was Nm Mack in . pleasant day
dream that she did not notice the arrival
and departure Of . hack which had depOs-
tied gentleman and lady a the door. That
the gentleman was DE- Blake was evident
by the fact that he let himself aud his COM
panion in with . night key. Who the lady
might be Is probably apparent to the dullest
comprehension.
Still taken mp with her castle building the
widow, blissfuliy unconscious Of Inn
pending ruin, turned her head languidly a.
the door opened.
"DE Blake-and NUS DoriA"
This was the startled exclamation which
fell from the widows lips as she sprang to
her feet
Not Miss Doris, but Mra Blake" said the
doctor, with freezing politenesa I'VE were
married In Portland this afternoon. And
before Mira Mack could scream-@let me adj
that as You see have made my choice az
to which of you two should remain under
my roof, shall have TO request you to take
your departure at the earliest opportunity
perhaps you can guess why"
Mrs Mack gasped, but nothing came of it
Though speeches. with baffied rage and
shame she hurried out of the room banging
the door behind her till evary pane of glass
ratified.
But an earthquake would not have dis
turbed the happiness of the newly married
couple who sat side by side in front Of the
cheerful blaze
If were not quite SO young" said Doris,
q little regretfully. in pause Of the conver-
sation after the mutual explanations had all
been gone over again.
If ] were not quite DO old" said the
Doctor, with quiet smile.
'Old," was the indignant response Does
the picture painted of you LOOK old"
why. no" said DR. Blake, laughing; con
the contrary, 1t flatters my years grossly.
But that is the way You look to me,s
Doris And that is all
FRANK H CONVERSE
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23
SECRETARY THOMSON.

Tho Talented Gentleman Who Took tho
Minutes Of the First Congress.
John Adams records in his dairy, on tho
day after his arrival in Philadelphia as del
egate to the First Continental Congress-:
Scaled at Mr.. MIffiin's. a grand. spacious and
elegant house There we had much con-
versation with Mr.. Charles Thomson, who
is tho Sam Adams of Philadelphia, the life of
the cause of liberty
Six days later, the delegates marched to
Carpenters HILL, inspected it, agreed that it
should serve the purpose, and helped them
selves to seats Peyton Randolph of Vir-
ginia, was unanimously elected President,
and Charles thomson, Secretary.
Thomson was not present, for he was not
n de eyate; and the DoOrkeepsr was sent to
find him and to say that the Congress de-
sired his immediate attendance After the
Congress had got through the routine of Or
ganizat:on, the DoOrkeeper returned, es-
corting Mr. Thomson, who. walking up the
aisle. stopped in front of the President and
said. with bow. '.Mr. President / await
your pleasure"
Congress desires the favor of you, cir, to
take their minutes, replied President Ran
dolph.
With bow Mr. Thomson signiaed his nc
quiescence. and without a word took hie
seat at his desk, and began to record the
proceedings of that famous. practical and
sober-minded assemblage of lawyers, poll
ticians and men of business This modest
and quiet beginning was an earnest of the
valuable services which, for fifteen years.
Mr.. Thomson rendered to the Congress OF
the Confederation
He was by birth an Irishman. but had left
his native land when only eleven years Of
age By education he became ascholar and
made a translation of that Greek version of
the Old Testament which is known as the
Septuagint, which was published in four
volumes in 1SOS.-Iouth's Companion.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23
rAe CHRISTMAS STOCKING.

oh, It's all very nice for yoal
But for me it's o tale of woe.
I'm an article sad to view,
For they We stuffed ana they've c ammed ~
That I'm ruined beyond repair.
There's dreadful tin horn, dear me:
That has made an enormous tear
by punch -ng STRAIGHT through my knee.
And that red WOODEN dog-his tail
Is stuck through hole in my toe;
And that sai1-boat-I hope won't SAIL :
Has burst through my seam, know.
And that jumping jack-I can feel
Where he's made rip in my leg:
And that popgun's gone through my heel
And I'm slipping on from my peg.
And the flre-rm hung 20 near
Has melted that candy cane,
And I'm all stuck up. Oh, deari
I'm total wreck, it 10 plain.
And the worst of 1t b, you see,
That tomorrow shall depart
With a very mixed company.
In the depths Of . rag-mans cart!
-Emmd A 0rper.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23

1sesmA ut are perfectly conscious - "a
what y going on about them
Ma nack sighed softly and drew little
| nearer. In the subdued glow Of the fire
| light. which, % 70 speak, toned down the
shaEpness Of her facial conto II, the widow
was looking at her best, and Dr. Blake
glanced upward at her with something like
friendly admiration, vaguely thinking that
his hOusekeepsr was BY no means bad
looking woman
Something in DE- Blake's voice and man
ner caused the fossil remains of an organ
NM Mack was pleased to designate - her
heart, to give dull thr0h She had read OF
masculine hearts caught at the rebound
Dy this time Dr.. Blake knew that his case
was hopeless with the chit Of . girl he had
been temporarily infatuated Should she
strike while the iron was hot!
when Miss Doris and your nephew are
married, you and Doctor will be left quite
alOne!" said MIRA Mack, with tender look,
which was entirely lost on tbs d octOr. who
had subsidized into his waking slumbeE As
In vision he again saw Doris deep eyes
look ng into his own with the strange in
tensity which onca before had thrilled him
through and through And, extending his
arms, Dr. Blake said, aloud:
MY darnny-c0me
MrA Mnck saw no vision The outstretched
arms were joyful reality. So also was
the tender invitation; and without an in
slant Of delay she literally fell on the
Doctors neck, about which her arms
clasped themselves with considerable te-
nacity.
sP-Paul, she sobbed, Historically, 'now I
shall never leave you-never!" and chung
tho tighter to the scarcely awakened doc
tor as Bob, thinking matters had gone quite
far enough, suddenly turned up the gas!
No Doris had chosen that evening to tell
her guardian Of her future plans Perhaps.
too. she might learn from his own lips that
there was some mistake a. to his matri-
mOnial intentions
Her foot was on the library threshold as
Bob threw the glow of gaslight on the in
teresting tableau have just mentioned
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23
Written for This Papef.1

'Oh uiuOSt 0u1cC ycuU
the 8 h arp-v dice d,
black-eyed Widow
Mack, Dr.. Paul Blake's
h o us e K e eper, had
ruled with q rod Ut
iron. But the Doctor,
who was a single mar
of thirty odd, peace
loving and absorbed
in his profession, sub
mitted meekly. prin-
cipally from the fact
of hia housokeeDe
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23
AN HISTORIC GUN.
The Interesting Story Of Elsroism Told b
= Precious RRs,Ia<.

The Interesting Story Of Heroism Told -
Precious Relic.
The following Inscription is written On
the hack Of . lookingg.ass now in the Dog.
session Of the WOodson family, near Pzos !.
pect. Prince Edward County, Va:
This belonged to Stephen Tsrlton, who va,
my great-grandfsther, and who died in 1851.
have had the present frame put to 1t this fAth
December. 1914 CHARLES WOODs0N.
In the same woodson family Il very
large, long and heavy s:ngle-barrel gun.
with flint lock. Il Is Of such large dimen-
sons for . shoulder-piece that It strikes
every one who sees il with utter astonish-
ment It looks as though it were made for
one OF the sons Of Anak. The following u
on record in the old family Bible:
John woOdson. son of Robert, married
to Judith Tarlton. was physician He was
Killed near his house as he was returning
from visit to patient at the second mas
sacre in Virginia The Indians attacked
the house, which was barred against them
and defended by Judith, b wife, and ono
Lyon, shoemaker, with q long gun. now
my property. which bears his name Nigonl
He killed three Indians the first FIRE and two
the next, while Judith, the wife. killed two
Indians, who came down the chimney-opo
she scalded to death, the other she killed
with tie roasting spit When the Indiana.
getting alarmed, fed, Lyon fred at them.
the third time and killed two more. So
nine Indians were killed and the family
saved by the gallantry of Lyon and Judith
Now the Judith mentioned here wss thu
daughter Of Stephen Tarlton, who owned
the looking glass, and he died in 1857.
The second massacre was in 1914. From
these dates 1t Ii evident that the looking
glass Ii ut least two hundred wears cd and
the long gun, counting from the second
massacre, is two hundred and forty-threo
years Old; hut there is tradition that John
Woodson, who married Judith Tcr.ton, and
who came from Dorsetshire, England, with
Sir John Harvey in the year 1925 ''brouxht
the long gun with him" II SO. as il
probable, the gun is at least two hundred
and six;y-two years old. and is one hundred
aud fifty years older than the United
States TIE wood in the stock Of the gun
and the frame on the looking glass are very
sound, not worm eaten or in the least de.
cayed Another century added to their a.
ready hoary age it would seem would NOT
make any impression on them-AieAassauS
StatG
HAPPINESS depends far less upon tia
external circumstances that surround ~
than 1t does upon the condition OF our own
minds The main sources thereof are with
in us, and not without Many q man =
happier in his poverty than king ON his
throne or millionaire in all his luxury IL
Is great mistake to judge of the compara.
tive happiness Of men by the difference in
their outward condition-T. y hsderesde.e
ONLY so far as man IS happily married
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23
CROSS PURPOSES;

Or, The Widow Mack's Disappoint.
ment-A New Years Story.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23

Motto for Santa C.aus-''Know all msa
By these presen:A-1aoex Telegraph
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23

SILENCE is tho understanding Of faoas
and one Of tho virtues Of the wise.-Bas-
N0r1
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23

ONLY so far as man IS happily marriea
20 himself il he fis for married life IN.
familJ LIE eenerslly.-Tora;is
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23

religious message with such Christ.like
vivacity as we find in the text.
l take down from my library the biog.
ra.hi,s Of m nisters and writers of past
ages, inspired and uninspired, who have
done the most to bring souls to Jesus
Christ, and I find that, without q single
exception, they con 'ecrated their wit and
their humor to Christ. Elijah used il
whom he advised the Baalites, az they
could not make their god respond, telling
them to call louder. as thor god might be
sound asleep or gone a hunting. Job used
II when he said to his se'f.conce tied com.
forters, "Wisdom will die with you"
Christ not only used it in the text, but
when he ironically complinented the
putrefied Pharisees. saying. "The whole
need not o physician" and " hen by one
word he described the cunning of Herod,
saying. "Go We and tell that fox" Mat
thew Henry's commentaries, from the first
page to the last. coriuscated with humor
a. summer clouds with heat lightning.
John Bunyan's writings are full of humor
as they are Of saving truth, and there is
not an aged man here who has ever
read '.Pilgrin's Progress" who does
not remember that while reading it
he had smiled as often as he wept.
Chrysostom, George Herbert. Robert
South, John Wesley, George Whitefield,
Jeremy Taylor, Rowland Hill, Nettleton,
George G. Finney, and all the men Of the
Iast who greatly advanced the Kingdom
of God, consecra;ed their. wit and their
bur ,or to the cause of Christ So it has
been in all the ages, and Isay to these
young theological students who c ulster in
these services Sabbath after Sabbath,
sharpen your wits as keen as cimetsrs.
and then take them into this holy war.
1t is very short bridge between smile
and tear, q suspension bridge from eye
70 lip, aud it is soon crossed over, and
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23

know in our time the tendency is to
charge relig Gus frauds upon good men.
They say: ooh, what class OF frauds
you have IN the Church of God in this
days" and when an elder Of a church, or a
deacon, o. minister of ths Gospel, or .
superintendent of a Sabbath-schOOl turns
out defau'ter. what display heads there
are in many OF the newspapers. Great
primer type. Five line plea. "Another
Saint Absconded," "Clerical Scoudrel-
ism" "Religion at Discount, " "Shame on
the Churches" while there are Thousand
scoundrels outside the church to
where there is one inside the church, and
the misbehavior of those who never sea
the inside of q church is so great, it is
enough to tempt a man to become q Chris
tan to get out OF their company. But in
all circ'es, religious and irreIigious, the
tendency is to excuse sin in proportion as
it is mammoth. Even joan Milton. in his
''Paradise Lost" whilo he condemns
Satan, gives such a grand description Of
him y GU have hard WORK suppress your adj
miration. Oh, TINS straining out Of small
sins like gnats. and his gu!ping down
great iniquities like camels.
The subject does not give tbs picture
OF one or two persons, but is a
gallery in which thousands OF PEG.
pie may see their likeness. For instance,
all those people who, while they
would not rob their reiZhbor Of q
farthing, appropriate the money and the
treasure of the public. A man has . house
to sell, and he tells his customer it is
worth twenty thousand doll ars. Next
day the assessor comes around, the owner
says it is worth fifteen thousand dollars.
The Government of the United States
took OF the tax from personal income,
among other reasons, because so few pso-
pie would tell the truth, and many . man
with an income of hundreds OF dollars q
day made statements which seemed to
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-05
TRUSTEES SALE.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT,
IN Whereas, Alexander II. Odeneal and
M. d. II. Odeneale did, on the second day
| of October, A. ID. 1882, execute and deliver
| to me, M. j. Dart, as Trustee, one certain
| Deed OF Trust to lands hereinafter describ-
| ed, for the purpose OF securing D. Is. Wat
kins In the.payment of ten certain promis-
sorry notes, dated as above, numbered /, 2,
| Q, 4, :, O, I, 8, o, 10 and becoming due @, ~,
Is, "a 80, 80, A, As, 81 and 60 months after
date respectively. And, whereas, IL is pro-
vided in said deed of trust that In case anyone
of said notes shall remain unpaid for ten
days after the same becomes due, then the
entire sums covered by said notes to be-
come Immediately due and payable, with
out any notice of any kind whatever.
And, whereas. the said note of $500, due
forty-eight months after date, has remained
unpaid for more than ten days after the
same became due, I. M. j. Dart, Trustee as
aforesaid, at the request OF the said D. d.
Watkins, will, for the purpose Of paying of
and satisfying all ofthe unpaid notes, aggre-
eating the sum of $40, sell to the highest
bidder, for cash In hand. at the Court House
door of Dallas county, Texas, on the 18th
day of December. A. ID. 1887, the following
described lot, tract, OF parcel OF land, Sit
uated In Grays0n county, Texas, to-wit:
Out of the Antonio Hernandez survey,
patented TO b. II. Hall, September 3rd, 1872,
BY patent No. %, volume 10, and is more
fully described as follows: Beginning at the
south east corner of section of said Her
nandez survey, known as the Mormon
Grove section, rock marked ii, thence
north 442l varas, q stake in the east line Of
said section, thence west 1913 varas TO a
stake, thence south 442l varas to stake in
the south line of said section, thence east
S93 varas to the place of beginning and con-
tanning 70 acres of land more or less. Said
deed Of trust is recorded in Book ii, Page
90x92. Records of trust deeds, Mortgages,
&C., OF Grayson county, Texas, TO which,
reference is hereby made for further infor1
nation.
Said land will be sold subject to a tru
deed of $500 In favor Of Joseph G. Seeds.
NJ. J. DART, Trustee
Advert ised November 22nd, 1887.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-05
Irrigation on the Plain.

Mr.. A. Rawlins, editor aud land agent OF
Marienfeld, the German colony in Martin
county, IS in the city soliciting subscriptions
to stock.company the purpose OF which is
to buy large tract Of land adjoining the
town and by irrigation FROM wells develop
it into the highest possible state of cultiva-
lion In fruits and vegetables. 1t has already
been abundantly proven that the climate
and soil of western Texas are equal to Gala
fornia for fruit and grape culture and only
irrigation 10 necessary to utilize the lands
with great profit to the State. Fine wells
already on this tract afford water for irriga-
ton on a small scale, but the purpose Of the
company is TO make a big success-an enter
prise that will pay investors and be of great
assistance In the development OF the plains,
Mr.. Rawins met with some success among
Dallas business men, and will remain here
two more days.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-05

The Atlanta Constitution, strong
protection advocate, is disposed to re-
ioice that the w. G. Il. U. has adopted
a resolution demanding the repeal of
the internal revenue tax on liquors,
because, as they declare, it is an OBJ
stacklc to the temperance (prohibition)
movement, in that it being licensed
must be protected by the Federal
government. 1t is a little strange that
the w. G.. Il. U. should have fallen
into such an error The federal
government taxes and the State
governments grants license, and there
is quite difference in the two. The
states have the power of regulating
to the extent of prohibiting the sale
or manufacture of liquors, and the re-
peal of the seven laws can benefit
none but the high protection tariff
people and the manufacturers who
pay the tax.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-05

The Breckenridge Texan says there
will be fun in the 18th district in the
next congressional district, and men,
tons the names of the following pros
pective opponents of Col. Lanham
G. X. Bell of Hamilton, Z. b. Wheeler
of Cisco, Judge Cockrell of Arson
Judge Watts of Weatherford. j. N.
Browning of Mobeetie, and Judge
Davis of FL Paso. The HERALD
knows some of the gentlemen to be
able and good men, but not one of
them who should or can beat the pres
ent able incumbent.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-05
Children Starving 20 Death

On account of their inability to digest
food will find most marvellous food
aud remedy in Scotfs Emulsion OF
Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophos-
phites. Very palatable and easily di.
gested. DIR. S. w. Cohen, of Waco,
Texas, says: Il have used your Emul-
sion in infantile wasting with good re-
suits. II not only restores wasted it's
sues, but gives strength and increases
the appetite. am glad to use such q
reliable article"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-05
j. l.. Williams, sos Main street
Eupion Oil, Lubricating Oils, etc.
Saved From the Wreck.

If the delicate organization of wo
man gets out of order, prompt appli.
cation OF remedial agents is required
~ save it from total wreck. In all
such cases, whether to assist nature
iu the discharge of her functions, OF
to repair damages caused by diseases
of special organs, there is no medicine
so mild, and yet 80 effective, as DIR.
Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" pre-
pared at the World Dispensary, at
Buffalo, N. Y, and administered for
many years to thousands Of patien ts
with the happiest results.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-05

BERLIN papers report from Fredens.
borg that as the car was recently
about entering his carriage he was APP.
preached by beggar-woman, who
held little child in her arms and inn
plored his assistance. The car rough
ly called to her in Danish to withdraw,
and quickly jumped into the carriage.
He then beckoned TO one of the officers
of his retinue and handed him several
gold pieces. which he delivered to the
woman with the remark: His majesty
has Just come from his children. who
are i'll with the measles. and he did not
wish to expose your child TO the con.
tagion. He sends you this money and
advises you to leave the spot at once.
The very air around the castle is dan.
gerous to childerin."
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-05

OBSERVING the clamor of press and
people for a low rate to Texas for
immigration from eastern and north
ern states, the Paris News is moved 10
say that "the ipter state commerce
law had its origin in the brain of a
Texas statesman, and was designed to
prevent discrimination, and that the
roads are now getting vengeance by
discriminating against the State" The
HERALD believes that the railroads
will do their full part just as soon az
the people show the proper interest
themselves, which they have now be-
gun. No class of people eau be more
interested in immigration than the
railroads, and none will be quicker to
co. operate in a great effort to procure
il than they. What has been needed
is interest aid effort from the people.
The roads cannot do all; they might
make low rate, all Of no avail with
out the cooperation of the people
along the lines. Printed matter illus
trative and descriptive OF the coun-
try, its advantages and resources, to
be distributed by the million is one of
the first essentials TO success in this
direction.